DRC Mobile Courts Deliver Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence

Mobile courts have been utilized in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to prosecute cases of sexual violence perpetrated by military personnel and civilians. Over the past month, the Grand Tribunal of Bunia has held public trials in the capital of Ituri District, servicing an area that spans over 25,000 square miles.

“Jeanine Mabunda Lioko, Presidential Adviser on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment, speaking with local media after court proceedings in Bunia, DRC”

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